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While Sammie seemed a fan of Celine, TMZ claim the dog had an unfortunate run in with a female flight attendant during a plane trip on Tuesday.

Barbra and her team were jetting from New York, where the star presented her The Way We Were co-star Robert Redford with the 42nd Chaplin Award at a gala on Monday evening, to Washington DC.

In the dog house: The 12-year-old Coton de Tulear reportedly bit a crew member during a private jet trip from New York to Washington on Tuesday

The singer was due in the capital for a series of meetings with Senators to campaign for 'more funding, more research, and more attention for women's heart disease,' as part of her work with the Women’s Heart Alliance.

Before her important meetings took place though, there was reportedly some trouble in the skies.

A flight attendant on the private jet owned by billionaire investor Ron Perelman, was reportedly bitten by Barbra's dog.

Source have told TMZ that 'a female flight attendant noticed the dog and went over to pet her, but Sammie snapped, biting the woman's hand ... puncturing the skin and opening a wound that required stitches.'

So friendly: Barbra has gushed about Sammie's playful nature in the past, sharing an Instagram snap last year of the dog snuggling up to Celine Dion

The singer, according to the report, 'immediately' apologised to the attendant, with the injured woman expected to make a full recovery.

A representative for Steisand has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.

Sammie was a gift from Barbra's husband Jim Brolin, and has been on several tours with the star, including her 2006 US tour and her gigs across Europe in 2007, so is used to the jet set life.

Speaking to The Independent in 2013, the superstar gushed of her pet pooch: 'She’s the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen. She’s like the daughter I never had. She speaks English. She understands English I swear to God.'

'She’ll come up to me and go ‘mmm’ it sounds like a baby. That means she wants water. Or she’ll just look at me with those eyes and then she wants a treat. She always comes with us. I would never leave her.'

Reunion: The incident reportedly happened after Barbra jetted out of New York following her The Way We Were reunion with Robert Redford on Monday at the 42nd Chaplin Award Gala